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jim avila, abc news, washington. >> really disturbing stuff. let's hope some of the awareness efforts pay off. that's just terrible. >> we were talking earlier about the count are fit tickets. two guys were arrested. and one of them they searched his home in queens. they found 30 fake super bowl tickets. along with tickets to an nhl game over the weekend at yankee stadium. and also billy joel tickets. >> they say these tickets were so sophisticated that bar codes again would get you entry, which gives investigators the idea that maybe someone on the inside allegedly helping out. >> very, very interesting. >> still investigating that one. >> right. moving on now, a cruise ship loaded with sick passengers is returning to new jersey tomorrow. royal caribbean says most of the 600 people who fell violently ill from an apparent stomach bug are now up and about. the explorer of the seas will be sanitized a third time once everyone is off the ship. guest will receive a 50% refund for what was supposed to be a ten-day caribbean cruise. they will also ge
jim avila, abc news, washington. >> really disturbing stuff. let's hope some of the awareness efforts pay off. that's just terrible. >> we were talking earlier about the count are fit tickets. two guys were arrested. and one of them they searched his home in queens. they found 30 fake super bowl tickets. along with tickets to an nhl game over the weekend at yankee stadium. and also billy joel tickets. >> they say these tickets were so sophisticated that bar codes again would...
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here is senior correspondent, jim avila. >> reporter: it's the flash out of nowhere. when you don't expect it. sometimes when you don't deserve it. a baltimore intersection, this driver has clearly stopped but the unmanned speed camera cites the car. brake lights on, traffic whizzing in front of it for going 38 miles an hour in a 25-mile-an-hour zone. a costly mistake at 40 bucks a ticket. among the documented 10% speed error rates in baltimore. some off by 50% according to an audit leaked to the baltimore sun that has the city council investigating. nationwide, about half the states use cameras, cheaper and easier than radar guns. but class action suits in high -- ohio and new york attack their reliability. california stopped issuing camera tickets all together. this maryland driver videotaped his speed 10 miles below the limit. the speed camera ticketed him for ten miles over. >> the car with the speed camera was approximately right here -- >> reporter: this school teacher got five tickets leaving her maryland school. >> i was clocked at 51 miles an hour. which a ma
here is senior correspondent, jim avila. >> reporter: it's the flash out of nowhere. when you don't expect it. sometimes when you don't deserve it. a baltimore intersection, this driver has clearly stopped but the unmanned speed camera cites the car. brake lights on, traffic whizzing in front of it for going 38 miles an hour in a 25-mile-an-hour zone. a costly mistake at 40 bucks a ticket. among the documented 10% speed error rates in baltimore. some off by 50% according to an audit...
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jim avila, abc news, trenton. >>> more than 1.3 million americans are in limbo this more than. congress remains at a standstill over restoring benefit for the long-term unemployed. lawmakers are considering a three-month extension on that benefit that ran out in december. but diemocrats and republicans are squabbling over how to pay for it. the extension could cost $6 billion in federal funds. >>> 50 years later the world is getting a look at some condolences that poured in following the assassination of president kennedy. the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston released 22,000 letters sent from around the world to jacqueline kennedy. one moving letter is from maxine mcnair, the mother of one of the girls killed in the church bombing months earlier. one of the letters is the response from jackie kennedy's office. >>> police in florida say a man tossed his toddler over a second-story balcony and then jumping, too, amazingly they both survived. the father had been drinking and was frustrated with the 2-year-old boy. the baby suffered broken bones and a lot of bruising
jim avila, abc news, trenton. >>> more than 1.3 million americans are in limbo this more than. congress remains at a standstill over restoring benefit for the long-term unemployed. lawmakers are considering a three-month extension on that benefit that ran out in december. but diemocrats and republicans are squabbling over how to pay for it. the extension could cost $6 billion in federal funds. >>> 50 years later the world is getting a look at some condolences that poured in...
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jim avila, abc news, washington. >> that brings us to our facebook question of the day. can chris christie recover from this political scandal? join the debate, wnnfans.com. >> two california police officers have been found not guilty in the beating death of a mentally ill homeless man. kelly thomas died in 2011, five days after fullerton officers were captured on surveillance cameras hitting him with a baton and shocking him with a stun gun. police say the video showed the officers struggling with a combative suspect but thomas' parents say their schizophrenic son was murdered. >> they can beat us, kill us, whatever they want, because it has been proven right here today -- >> they will get away with it. >> they will get away with it. >> he was so innocent. it just isn't fair at all. they murdered my son, and they get away with it. >> after the verdict, prosecutors decided to drop charges against a third officer who was awaiting trial. >> retired tampa police officer charged with second-degree murder after an argument turned deadly at the movies. witnesses say the disput
jim avila, abc news, washington. >> that brings us to our facebook question of the day. can chris christie recover from this political scandal? join the debate, wnnfans.com. >> two california police officers have been found not guilty in the beating death of a mentally ill homeless man. kelly thomas died in 2011, five days after fullerton officers were captured on surveillance cameras hitting him with a baton and shocking him with a stun gun. police say the video showed the officers...
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jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> next, a consumer alert about subcompact cars. th crash tests reveal they are the worst performing group. none of the 12 mini cars tested earned a good rating. six rated poor, including honda fit, fiat 500 and the best seller, nissan versa. the only car found to be acceptable was the chevrolet spark, making it the top safety pick in mini cars. but they found, especially in winter, it is just not a good time to be driving a mini car. in contrast, in the small car category, the cars are a little bigger and do much better. >> we mentioned the acceptable one, the chevy spark. and the marginal rating, mazda 2, kia rio, the toyota yaris and 2014 ford fiesta built after august 2013. and by the way, these tests were done by insurance institute of highway safety. >>> major league baseball is making all 30 ballparks have metal detectors. they will be go through metal detectors or be hand-checked beginning with the 2016 season. seattle mariners will have a walk through detector and that will start this season. >>> one more mention of sunday'
jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> next, a consumer alert about subcompact cars. th crash tests reveal they are the worst performing group. none of the 12 mini cars tested earned a good rating. six rated poor, including honda fit, fiat 500 and the best seller, nissan versa. the only car found to be acceptable was the chevrolet spark, making it the top safety pick in mini cars. but they found, especially in winter, it is just not a good time to be driving a mini car. in contrast, in the...
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jim avila, abc news, ft. lee. >>> two american service members have been killed in a plane crash in eastern afghanistan this morning. the crash appears to have been an accident. there was no indication of enemy fire. the aircraft was packed with various types of ground monitoring equipment designed to monitor big distances. meanwhile, the search has been called off for a sailor missing in the crash of a helicopter off the coast of virginia. >>> and next, an abc news exclusive. video from the crash of a small plane in hawaii last month. a passenger was recording as the plane hit the water and began to fill up. nine people on board made their way out and clung to the wing for more than an hour before the coast guard arrived. but one person, a hawaiian health official, did not survive. >>> a dramatic police pursuit in san diego dragged on for an hour before ending in a hail of bullets. that driver is now in critical condition. police say they open fire after he pointed a gun at them. it started when the officer
jim avila, abc news, ft. lee. >>> two american service members have been killed in a plane crash in eastern afghanistan this morning. the crash appears to have been an accident. there was no indication of enemy fire. the aircraft was packed with various types of ground monitoring equipment designed to monitor big distances. meanwhile, the search has been called off for a sailor missing in the crash of a helicopter off the coast of virginia. >>> and next, an abc news exclusive....